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Indian Journal of Pure & Applied Biosciences (IJPAB)
Year : 2019 , Volume 7, Issue 3
Page No. : 442-449
Article doi: : http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.7336
Influence of Chloropyrifos on the Functional Response of Diplonychus indicus Venkat &Rao
Grace Marin, E.* and S. Jeyalekshmi
Assistant Professor of Zoology, Scott Christian College (Autonomous) Nagercoil - 629003,
*Corresponding Author E-mail: gracemarinleslie@gmail.com
Received: 5.03.2019 | Revised: 12.04.2019 | Accepted: 20.04.2019
ABSTRACT
Mosquitoes are important vectors of several tropical diseases such as Dengue, Chickungunya and Malaria. Vector borne diseases are the most important cause of public health problems in the developing countries. Aquatic insects play an important role in mosquito control since both of them are aquatic D. indicus belonging to the family Belostomatidae, can be used as a biological control agent against the dengue vector A. aegypti. Generally, D. indicus responded positively to increase inprey density. As the prey density increased, there was a corresponding increase in the prey intake. But on exposure to Chlorpyrifos, the predatory potential gets limited and showed type II functional response.
Key words: Mosquitoes, Vector, Diseases, Malaria, Filariasis
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Cite this article:
Marin, G.E. and Jeyalekshmi, S., Influence of Chloropyrifos on the Functional Response of Diplonychus indicus Venkat & Rao, Int. J. Pure App. Biosci. 7(3): 442-449 (2019). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.7336
